Pathology
Experimental Pathology Laboratories (EPL®), Inc. has been a nationally and internationally recognized leader and provider of necropsy, histology, and pathology services since 1971. With a staff of more than 20 American College of Veterinary Pathology board-certified pathologists, EPL has the expertise, experience, and ability to meet your pathology-related needs in a cost-effective and timely manner. We will work with you to facilitate your development programs, from investigative studies using research animal models to routine preclinical pathology evaluations and expert services such as peer reviews and pathology working groups.
Summary of Services
EPL’s board-certified pathologists are proficient in a wide range of organ systems and study types, ensuring your research needs are met to the highest quality standards and that your data are accurate and interpreted according to current published criteria. Our pathologists can also provide expert assessments of medical device experiments, aquatic and avian studies, and ultrastructural investigations, to mention just a few specialty areas. Please contact us to discover how our services can enhance your program, or click on the specific item from one of the boxes below to learn more about individual services.
Aquatic and Avian Animal Pathology
EPL has expertise in the post-mortem diagnostic evaluation of various aquatic animal and avian species, including laboratory animals used for toxicologic testing and wild animals collected to evaluate the effects of xenobiotics on organisms in natural waterways.
Image Analysis & Stereology
EPL has expertise and experience in image analysis and stereology of various measurement parameters performed on digital images of histologic specimens.
Organ-based and Therapeutic-based Expertise
EPL has highly experienced pathologists with a wide range of expertise encompassing all organ systems in most animal species used in investigative and pre-clinical safety assessments.
Pathology Working Groups
EPL is a nationally and internationally recognized organizer and provider of Pathology Working Groups (PWG), a specialized type of review.
Peer Reviews
EPL provides routine peer reviews, a specialized type of third-party review assuring accuracy and data quality in a toxicology study.
Research Animal Models
EPL pathologists have a wide range of experience and expertise in animals routinely used in research providing scientific and technical collaborations.
Toxicologic Pathology, Carcinogenicity and Chronic Studies
EPL can aid with all aspects of toxicologic pathology including carcinogenicity testing including the commonly used rodent bioassays and rasH2 transgenic mouse model.
Transmission Electron Microscopy
EPL can provide technical support and pathology-related expertise for your electron microscopy needs.
Contact Us
Fill out the form below or call (703) 471-7060 for more information regarding our pathology services.